An estimated 13 percent of Louisiana motorists are uninsured, and a Bogalusa Representative says increasing the minimum wage would lower that number.
The business lobby has never been a fan of raising the minimum, but Representative Malinda White says many workers don’t make enough money to both keep a roof over their heads and pay for auto insurance, so they go uninsured. She says that leads to a vicious cycle when they get caught.
Cut 5 (10) “…a break”

Governor Edwards is expected to sign a bill placing an eight percent tax on net revenue from online fantasy sports wagering.
In 2018, voters in 47 of the 64 parishes legalized fantasy sports betting and have been waiting for lawmakers to pass the tax component to win cash prizes with services like FanDuel and DraftKings. Crowley Representative John Stefanski authored the legislation and says those companies are standing by ready to implement the regulation.
Cut 14 (11) “…the ground running.”

Ochsner Infectious Disease specialist Dr. Sandra Kemmerly says if you get exposed and immediately seek a COVID test the answer may not be helpful.
She says the recent increase in demand for testing, as cases surge in Louisiana, has Ochsner announcing they will no longer test non-symptomatic patients.
Cut 9 (06) “…kits”
Kemmerly says they are saving those kits for symptomatic patients in urgent care and emergency room facilities.
Casinos in Louisiana are no longer rolling the dice on employees as mass layoffs are coming. The L’Auberge casinos in Lake Charles and Baton Rouge are slicing more than 600 jobs between the two following the COVID crisis. The Treasure Chest in Kenner also paired off 340 people. Boomtown in Harvey cut right at 200.